2019 RESULTS OVERVIEW
PLC PERTH
CONGRATULATES THE CLASS OF 2019
Working to ensure every girl achieves her best is the primary purpose of PLC teaching staff. We are incredibly proud of our 2019 cohort and we wish the girls every success as they embark on their next journey. 124 students undertook WACE studies. Of these students 116 chose the ATAR pathway and eight students a Vocational Education and Training pathway. 19 students enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
COMBINED IB/WACE Median ATAR – 90.95
WACE
Median ATAR 90.75 • WACE Dux of School Lucy Jarrett was one of 15 students in WA to achieve a perfect 99.95 • More than one in five girls scored 95.00 or higher • Three quarters of the Year 12 cohort achieved an ATAR of 80.00 or higher
IB
Median Score – 34 points / ATAR 92.10 • 100% of students were awarded their Diploma (World average is 69%) • 85% of PLC students were above the world average of score of 29 points. • Two students were in the top 4.5% in the world • 28% of students achieved above 35 points / ATAR of 95.75 • 72% of students achieved above 33 points / ATAR of 90.65 • 17% of students achieved the maximum bonus points in the Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay (World average is 7.73%)
AT A GLANCE
2
students scored an ATAR of 99 and higher
23
students scored an ATAR between 95 and 98.99
37
students scored an ATAR between 90 and 94.99
26
students scored an ATAR between 80 and 89.99
28
students scored an ATAR of less than 79.99
Subjects where PLC students were the highest performing students (top 15%) in the State • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Accounting & Finance Applied Information Technology Biology Business Management and Enterprise Economics English Food Science & Technology French: Second Language Human Biology Maths Applications Modern History Psychology Visual Arts
VET
The VET courses students completed included: • Certificate IV in Education Support • Certificate IV in Community Services • Certificate IV in Preparation for Health and Nursing Studies
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Great success for PLC students in all three pathways
WACE Subject Awards General Exhibition Lucy Jarrett
Subject Exhibitions Food Science and Technology Ada Perkins French: Second Language Lucy Jarrett Physics Lucy Jarrett
Subject Certificates of Excellence Chemistry Lucy Jarrett Food Science and Technology Ada Perkins French: Second Language Lucy Jarrett Human Biology Chloe Michael Physics Lucy Jarrett
Certificates of Distinction (29) Alexandra Ayers Charlotte Baddeley Danee Bairstow Neha Bolla Poppy Bolt Holly Dowling Georgina Dunsdon Matilda Dyke Ava Fonti Tabitha Galluccio Georgia Grey Christine Harcourt-Cooke Sarah Hill Lucy Jarrett Olivia Langsford Kayla McCulloch Siena Mitchell Halimah Mohamad Zaini Sophia Mowbray Brenna Orrock Lucy Palmer Emma Rose Playford Abigael Russell Hunter Smith Chloe Sneddon Ellie Stroud Dakota Tingwell Georgia Tovich Emily Veitch
Certificates of Merit (27) Paris Castledine Holly Culloton Georgia Eagleton Lucinda Easton Habiba Elnadi Georgina Fisher Maxi Ford Chelsea Graham Sophie Gubbay Rebecca Gunzburg Molly Haitjema Paris Kay Grace Lauder Moonyean Le Roux Chloe Michael Lucy Muller Aimee Mumme Katherine Nash Clancy Offer Ada Perkins Grace Purves Georgie Purvis Sienna Robson Arabella Smeulders Victoria Walford Alice Warner Stephane Whelan
Jacqui Swick (bottom right) has accepted a rowing scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. Paris Kay has been accepted to Cours Florent, a three-year drama course based on American and English theatre methods. IB Dux of School Lucie O’Sullivan was awarded a Fogarty Scholarship at The University of Western Australia where she will undertake a Bachelor of Philosophy with a Direct Pathway to Law. Charlotte Baddeley and Alice Warner were awarded Bond University Excellence Scholarships for Bachelor of Laws. Samantha Deykin (pictured on page 3) has been offered a place at the WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Bachelor of Music – Classical Voice. Abigael Russell has been offered a place Bachelor of Performing Arts – Performance Making at WAAPA.
Lily Stewart has been offered a place at WAAPA - Costume Design. 2019 Academic Captain Halimah Zaini was awarded a full scholarship through Oxbridge to attend the Academie de Paris, which was held in July. Emily Pruiti was awarded runner-up in the Dorothea MacKellar Australian Poetry Awards. Alexandra Ayers was shortlisted for her poems entered in the Dorothea MacKellar Australian Poetry Awards. Sienna Robson has been offered a Design Pathways Scholarship at the University of Melbourne. Three students had their artwork selected for the Pulse Perspectives exhibition. Sarah Hill with her porcelain sculpture ‘Poisoned Home’; Hunter Smith with her expressive landscape painting of Kalbarri titled ‘Kalbarri sub-section study in pink and red’; and Victoria Walford with her chicken sculptures ‘Humanities Puppets’.
The following students all received early offers from the University of Notre Dame: • Alexandra Ayers • Charlotte Baddeley • Samantha Deykin • Matilda Dyke • Maxine Ford • Karega Gibbs • Rebecca Gunzburg • Olivia Langsford • Kayla McCulloch • Siena Mitchell • Lucie O’Sullivan • Lucy Palmer • Ada Perkins • Chloe Sneddon • Dakota Tingwell • Emily Veitch • Stephanie Whelan
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Individual Achievements
Individual Achievements
WACE students achieving an ATAR of 98 and above
Lucy Jarrett 99.95
Chelsea Graham 98.25
Georgia Tovich 99.4
Emily Veitch 98.2
Halimah Zaini 98.75
Tabitha Galluccio 98.35
Matilda Dyke 98
Kayla McCulloch 98
IB students achieving an ATAR equivalent of 98 and above
Lucie O’Sullivan IB 43 ATAR 99.7
Genevieve Shillington IB 41 ATAR 98.8
PLC’s WACE Dux of School, Lucy Jarrett, was one of just 15 students across the State to achieve the highest possible ATAR of 99.95. The high-achieving all-rounder was interviewed by The West Australian newspaper upon release of the results. Lucy told the paper a routine of early morning sport and music and study until 10pm each night helped her to achieve the outstanding result.
Wise words from 2019 Head Prefect Make your boundaries endless and embrace change, was the message 2019 Head Prefect Maxi Ford delivered to her Year 12 peers at Speech Night last month. In a speech that had the audience laughing, enthralled and entertained, Maxi drew the parallel between the life of a goldfish and the future which lay ahead for the Class of 2019. “A goldfish, when properly cared for, will not stop growing,” Maxi said. “They can grow to whatever size tank you put them into. “What if we apply this analogy to our own experiences in that, just like a goldfish, we grow to the standards we set ourselves and others? “If you do not like the pond you are in, make a change, grow some legs, and find a new one. If you get too big for the pond you are in, make a change, find a new one or start digging a bigger hole. “Like a goldfish, you can learn not to be bound by the limits we set ourselves. See how far you can push and see how far you can grow. Make your boundaries endless and embrace the changes that come.” Thank you, Maxi. We can’t wait to see what boundaries the Class of 2019 push.
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Perfect score for WACE Dux
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